cook-general
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It was just four, and the cook-general, who ought to have been now in her housemaid's phase, was still upstairs divesting herself of her more culinary characteristics.-307- Marjorie opened the door.
From Marriage by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
A little while ago this praise would have made her glow sweetly, but now it tasted sour in her mouth; she did not particularly wish to be a magnificent cook-general, a magnificent charwoman.
From Married Life The True Romance by Edginton, May
At that moment the "cook-general" entered with a telegram.
From A Woman's Burden by Hume, Fergus
And, by the way, I'm greatly in need of a cook-general, if you happen to see one.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 22, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
There was a ring at the bell, and the "cook-general" entered with a card held between a floury thumb and a buttery forefinger.
From A Woman's Burden by Hume, Fergus
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